African American students set off the idea of sit-ins and formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to organize efforts for desegregation and voter registration through the south.
Starting with just four students, a new mass movement for civil rights had begun. By 1961, sit-ins had been held in more than 100 cities.
Starting with just four students, a new mass movement for civil rights had begun. By 1961, sit-ins had been held in more than 100 cities.